03/26/2011 | Dunseith Alumni

Folks,

I am running on Generator power this morning while our local power company is swapping out a main power pole. I’m going to get this out before I run out of gas in my Generator.

Gary

Shelley Hiatt Kenner Devils Lake, ND

Request from Rod Hiatt (69): Bottineau, ND

Gary

My little sister, Shelley Kenner, would like to be added to the Dunseith Blog. She didn’t go to school in Dunseith, but worked at the San for a short time and is related to a whole pile of them hillbillies up there. Her and husband Jeff, live right off of Devils Lake(they are almost an island right now), Shelley has worked at the Good Samaritan Home in Devils Lake for a long time as both nurse and now in the administration.

Thank you

Rod

Rod, It is my pleasure to add Shelley to our distribution. She, like you, is most certainly related to a whole slug of the hillbillies both thru the Hiatt’s and the Peterson’s, with your mother Vida being a Peterson. I might ad that you guys are related to a whole slug of other folks on this distribution too. Your family will always be Dunseith/Turtle Mountain folks at heart. Gary

Letter to Erling Landsverk

From Connie Halvorson Kester (64): Long Lake – Bottineau, ND

Dear Erling,

My name is Connie Halvorson Kester. I am the daughter of Albert Halvorson and Emma Christianson Halvorson and Floyd Dion is my uncle married to my dad’s sister Luella Halvorson Dion. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your book. I noticed that my dad and the Christianson girls were mentioned more than once. My husband is a retired beekeeper and we built our retirement home at Long Lake which was also mentioned in your book. Our home is within 5 miles of where 2 sets of my great grandparents settled so I really feel I have come back to my roots. My parents have both passed away and I am so sorry that they never knew that we moved back to the Turtle Mts. My Uncle Lester Halvorson, Luella Halvorson Dion and Doris Halvorson Kittelson are the only Halvorsons left. Bernice Christianson Carlson and Florence Christianson Struck are the only Christiansons left. I bought an extra book of yours to send to Bernice. Of course I got it from Sharon B. I only know Sharon, Barb L. andI know who Bruce L. is but I really don’t know him.

We still have lots of snow but when the sun is shining it is so beautiful here in the Turtle Mts. and of course the summers are even more beautiful. I watched someone put up a temporary fishing house yesterday. They brought it in with a snowmobile so the ice is still very safe.

I am hoping that you are working on another book as I would definately be in line to buy it.

Thanks for all the good memories, Connie

Connie, I too have Erling’s Book “My Dakota Years”. I have both the book and the CD that he had made of his book narrated by his son-in-law. I so enjoyed the whole book from cover to cover. I knew or had heard of most all the folks mentioned in his book. That is what made it so interesting for me and also the fact that the hub of his book is focused around my neck of the woods up in the Turtle Mountains. As we all know, Erling most certainly is a gifted writer.

Folks, For those of you that are interested, Please get in contact with Sharon Landsverk Beckman in Bottineau. She is a checker at Jerry’s Jack & Jill. You can also get in touch with Erling at joannanderling@charter.net Erling also has music available too. I have one of his CD’s. You can google Erling Landsverk too. Gary

Angela Berube, Art Rude & Connie Halvorson

Dunseith High School Prom – 1946

Message/Picture from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND

Gary and Friends,

I found this old picture in my mom’s collection. I’m assuming it’s
the DHS prom of ’46 but it might be another year close to that. While I
know who most of the people are, I’m going to let others send in their
identifications for the blog tomorrow. Lloyd Awalt might have some idea
who someone is. I think they can ID at least four people in this
picture. I have no idea why the little picture was cut down to this
shape. It’s very small but a neat piece if DHS history. Thanks Gary!

Dick